Justin Sekili, an 8-year-old native of Green Oaks, Ill., executes a choke-hold on his father, Aydin Sekili, during a visit to Edson Range here, March 28, 2013. Sekili has a heart defect that required him to undergo multiple open-heart surgeries. The Make-A-Wish Foundation helped Sekili achieve his wish of becoming a Marine for a day. Mr. Sekili said his son wanted to be a Marine since he first saw them on television. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Dabney) Marine for a day, young boy has wish granted 130328-M-HQ478-108

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